Mold for home frozen confection manufacture



Jun 29, 1954 N. T. BALDANZA 2,682,234

MOLD FOR HOME FROZEN CONFECTION MANUFACTURE Filed Jan. 2, 1951 IN VEN TOR.

Mck/ams Z flaw/v54 Patented June 29, 1954 UNITE MOLD FOR HOME FROZEN CONFECTI-ON MANUFACTURE Nicholas T. Baldanza, Rutherford, N. J assignor,

by mesne assignments, to Curtiss-Wright Corporation, a corporation of Delaware Application January 2, 1951, Serial No. 204,055

6 Claims.

1 This invention relates to home frozen confection manufacture, and more particularly is directed to devices for making frozen confections as a home product having stick-handles projecting therefrom in molds of improved construction to permit the removal, expeditiously and requirin a minimum of skill.

Among the objects of the invention is to generally improve devices of the character described which shall comprise few and simp1e parts that are readily assembled yet rugged in construction, which shall be easily manipulated and requiring a minimum of skill, which devices shall be cheap to manufacture and adapted to be produced in quantity production of molded or cast materials particularly of rubber or resinous plastics, and which shall be efficient and practical to a high degree in use.

Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists of features of constructions, combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the constructions hereinafter disclosed, the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims following.

In the accompanying drawin in which embodiments of the invention are shown,

Figs. 1 and 2 are top plan and side elevational views of an empty molding device assembled with a projecting stick-handle constructed to embody the invention r ady for making a home frozen confection.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line 3--3 in Fig. 2 showing details of the stick-handle assembly.

Fig. lis a sectionalized view in side elevation corresponding to Fig. 2 showing the molding device filled with a fluid confection ready to be frozen in practising the invention.

Fig. 5 is a sectionalized view similar to Fig. 4 but with the confection shown in a frozen state in an outpried position from the molding device during the removal operation thereof, and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view showing details of a modified tray form and stick-handle assembly embodying the invention.

The invention as here shown and described is particularly adaptable for use as a simplified kitchen utensil in making frozen confections at home and requires ordinary skill and practise in manipulation to produce professional results.

To that end and referring in detail to the drawing, II] denotes an improved molding device for making frozen confections F constructed to embody the invention. As seen from Figs. 1 to 3 said improved device Ill may comprise a relatively shallow pan or tray II of substantially uniform depth having a top side open molding cavity or compartment Ila shaped and sized to suit requirements or of any specific desired configuration, and a stick-handle I2. As here shown said tray 1 I may be made of thin sheet material either stamped or molded, preferably being molded of rubber or a suitable resinous plastic in quantity production so as to make the device ill available as a premium, gift or advertising article of commerce in the well understood manner.

To provide a stable base for device Ii), the tray I! may have a fiat bottom side IIb extending under compartment Ila in parallel relation to said open top side thereof, having integrally formed converging wall sides I la upstanding from said bottom Ilb to terminate in a round blunted end wall portion (1, and an end wall He opposite the latter so as to shape the tray I I to have a cross-sectional shape of modified triangular contour for producing frozen confection F of popular configuration as is clear from Figs. 1 and 5.

Tray wall sides I I0 and blunted end wall portion II (1 thereof may extend in a down taper from the top side of compartment Ila to bottom Ilb to provide drafts along said sides He and end wall portion Ild to facilitate the removal of the frozen confection F, and peripheral rim edge Hf of said compartment top open side may be outturned or beaded to serve as a reinforcement therealong. Said rim edge IIf may terminate justbeyond the opposite corners formed by the ends of wall sides He and end wall lie to merge with the latter as shown in Fig. 1.

End wall He may extend up from bottom Ilb and be provided with an integrally formed cylindrically shaped nipple II g centrally located to extend outwardly therefrom, said nipple l Ig being provided at its extreme or free end with a radially outturned flange Nb, and a bore I la extending centrally through the nipple l I g and through end wall I Ie as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. To make the end wall I I6 capable of withstanding repeated flexing strains and stresses to which it is subjected during the operation of removal of frozen confection F from tray I I, said end wall I la may be formed with suitable means, such as outwardly bulged sections or corrugations IIk each extending transversely the length of said end wall He spaced from opposite sides of nipple Hg thereby serving to provide a compensating hinge action as is clear from Figs. 4 and 5.

The stick-handle I2 may be made of any suitable rod shaped material, and as here shown may be molded of a relatively rigid plastic having a flattened anchoring end portion I2a which is constructed to be firmly embedded in frozen confection F, mid-section I2b sized and shaped to be releasably mounted in nipple bore H7, and a finger gripping end I20 of reduced cross sectional diameter so as to freely pass through said nipple bore Hi.

If desired said stick-handle mid-section IZb may be tapered in the direction of finger gripping end I20 and nipple bore II9' into which said mid-section Izb is removably seated, is tapered correspondingly to provide a sealing joint thereat.

In order to assure the retention of stick-handle I2 in best operative assembly with tray II as shown in drawings, to prevent leakage of the confection when in a liquid state and to keep the frozen confection F from accidentally dropping or from sudden detachment when dislodged during prying removal operation thereof from tray II, said nipple flange Ilh may be fitted with a cover cap I3 having a center opening Ilia disposed to be positioned in concentric relation to and in alignment with nipple bore Ilj through which finger gripping end I20 extends. Said cap I 3' may be made of rubber or rubber-like plastic material and said opening I311 thereof sized to frictionally clutch finger gripping end I20.

To removably anchor cover cap I3 in an effective position, the peripheral rim portion thereof may be formed with an annular inturned flange i3b which snaps in place over nipple flange Ilh so that center opening lies in concentric relation to central bore IIy' as shown in Figs. 1, 4 and 5.

The utility and operation of the invention will now be apparent. With the tray II, stick-handle I2and cover cap i3 manufactured as described above in quantity production and as shown in the drawing, the stick-handle I2 may be assembled in position with tray II by inserting finger grip end I'Zb into the bore Hi from compartment end thereof to seat said mid-section I2b preferably with the flat sides of said anchoring end I2a lying in a plane parallel to tray bottom I Ib. Over finger grip end I20 cover cap I3 may next be threaded with said finger grip end 520 extending through cover cap opening I3a, and then inturned flange I31) snap over complementary outturned flange IIh to releasably retain the stick-handle I2 in above described position and as shown in Fig. 3 tray I I is now ready to receive any well known fluid prepared confection mix L to be frozen-or that made up of a suitable recipe.

Device Iii with said fluid confection L in tray II filled to a height beyondthe. level of anchoring end I2a may be placedwith the bottom lia resting on the floor or shelf of a freezing compartment of a home refrigerator or the like in the well understood manner and left until frozen confection F is produced.

To remove the latter from tray II, device I may be allowed to stand for a very short time at room temperature, and an out-prying tilting pressure applied to finger griphandle end I20, for flexing end wall Me, as is clear from Fig. 5, the tray II being held relatively stationary. Bulged section IIk on opposite sides ofnipple IIg provides increased flexibility to facilitate the required degree of bending of'end Wall I Is for said out-prying operation. The reinforced edge rim II on open side of compartment IIa serves as a hand grip means yet leaves said end wall He at and between bulge sections I lie free for said flexing action as described above. Frozen confection F may thus be readily lifted out as shown in Fig. 5 and by exerting a gentle push on said finger grip handle end I2c toward compartment Hit, the frozen confection F with the stickhandle I2 having end I2a thereof embedded therein will draw the finger grip end I2c free from ni-ppel bore H7 and cover cap I3 ready for convenient service.

In Fig: 6 details of an improved modified tray construction embodying the invention is shown in which all parts, such as end wall Me with bulged: section IIIc;.nipple II g, and stick-handle I2, may be like that described above and shown in Figs. 1 to 5, the additional feature is seen to include a thumb pressure tab IIm which may be provided toextend outwardly from the portion'of the rim edge of top opening of'compartment Ha extending between bulge sections Ills. Said'tab- IIm provides a control refinement for applying flexing pressure to end wall i is in conjunction with or independent of that applied through finger grip end I2c as described above.

It will thus be seen that there is provided improved devices of the character described whereby the several objects of this invention are achieved and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as. various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein. set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not" in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent:

1. A=mold forthe freezing of confections comprising a tray formed with a molding cavity'having an upstanding end. wall extending from. a bottom-side thereof, a relatively rigid nipple having a central bore outwardly projecting as an integral: portion of said end wall, said tray cavity having a top'cpen side, an integral reinforcing rim. peripheral edge for the tray open side terminating at spaced apart portions along said upstanding end wall over said nipple, said end wall having spaced apart corrugated sections extending transversely the length thereof with the nipple therebetween to provide a compensating hingestructure for a section of said end wall between said spaced apart portions and nipple for flexibly out-prying a confection when frozen in the tray;

2. Amcld for freezing of confections as defined in claim 1, in which a thumb pressure tab is integrally'formed'to extend from said end wall over said nipple positioned between the termi nal. ends of said reinforcing rim edge to serve as additional tilting means for outprying said froze confection.

3; A mold for the freezing of confections comprising a relatively shallow, open-top tray havingcontinuous side Walls, with one of said walls being an upright end wall having an outwardly extending nipple integrally connected thereto, and a reinforcing rim edge-extending about the top edge portion of said side walls and terminating at spaced apart portions along'the length of the' said upright end wall, the nipple having a tapered centralbore' communicating with the interior of the mold and converging toward the exterior thereof for supporting a stick-handle having one end portion located in the tray and the other end portion exterior to the tray, said end wall being corrugated transversely of the length of the upright end wall with said nipple therebetween to provide a compensating hinge structure at the mid-section for flexibly out-prying a confection by exerting a force on the exterior end portion of a stick-handle extending through the bore and having the confection frozen on said other end portion.

4. A mold for the freezing of confections comprising a relatively shallow, open-top tray having continuous side walls, with one of said walls being an upright end Wall having an outwardly extending nipple integrally connected thereto, said nipple terminating in a removably mounted flexible joint sealing cover cap, and a reinforcing rim edge extending about the top edge portion of said side walls and terminating at spaced apart portions along the length of the said upright end wall, the nipple and cover cap having central aligned openings communicating with the mold interior and through which a stick-handle may extend with one end portion located in the tray and the other end portion exterior to the tray, said end wall being corrugated transversely of the length of the upright end wall with said nipple therebetween to provide a compensating hinge structure at said mid-section for flexibly out-prying a confection by exerting a force on the exterior end portion of a stick-handle extending through "the said bore and having the confection frozen on said other end portion.

5. A mold for the freezing of confections comprising a relatively shallow, open-top tray having continuous side walls, with one of said walls being an upright end wall having an outwardly extending nipple integrally connected thereto, said nipple terminating in a, removably mounted flexible joint sealing cover cap, and a, reinforcing rim edge extending about the top edge portion 6 of said side walls and terminating at spaced apart portions along the length of the said upright end wall, the nipple having a tapered central bore communicating with the interior of the mold and converging toward the exterior thereof, said cover cap having a central opening aligned with the bore so that a stick-handle may extend through the said nipple bore and cap opening with one end portion located in the tray and the other end portion exterior to the tray, said end wall being corrugated transversely of the length of the upright end wall with said nipple therebetween to provide a compensating hinge structure at the mid-section for flexibly out-prying a confection by exerting a force on the exterior end portion of a stick-handle extending through the nipple bore and cap opening'and having the confection frozen on said other end portion.

6. A mold for the freezing of confections comprising a relatively shallow open-top tray having continuous side walls, with one of said walls being an upright endwall having an outwardly extending cylindrically shaped nipple integrally connected thereto, the nipple having a central through-bore communicating with the mold interior, an annular flange outwardly projecting radially to terminate said nipple, and an elastic cover-cap fitted over said flange having an opening disposed in alignment and in concentric relation with said bore.

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